Improving Student Learning with Standards, Assessments and Grading  by Dr. Thomas R. Guskey  3rd - 4th March 2012,
	Day One : Improving Student Learning with Standards and Assessments Performance assessments make a real difference for students only when they are used as part of the instructional process at the classroom level.  This presentation focuses on a variety of ways to set clear learning goals, gather useful information, use that information to guide improvements in student learning, and document learning progress in the context of modern classrooms.  Participants learn how to use classroom assessments as effective learning tools, how to integrate performance assessments with more traditional testing and evaluation methods, how to align assessment procedures with important learning goals, and how these procedures will allow them to better meet the needs of diverse learners. Day Two : Grading and Reporting Student Learning: Effective Policies and Practices This presentation describes the good, the bad, and the ugly of grading and reporting policies and practices. Stressing the importance of fairness and honesty in grading, a variety of ways to report student learning progress to parents and the community are discussed, including report cards, alternative formats for parent conferences, newsletters, phone calls, and other reporting tools. Designing new reporting structures that better communicate and involve parents in students’ learning will be highlighted, along with policies and practices that should be avoided due to their negative consequences for students, teachers, and schools.. Potential Audience:   All Educators and Administrators form K-12 Trainer’s Profile Dr. Thomas Guskey, is a graduate of the University of Chicago's renowned Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis (MESA) Program. Prior to his appointment at the University of Kentucky he served as Director of Research and Development for the Chicago Public Schools, and later became the first Director of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning, a national educational research center. Dr. Guskey is on the Editorial Board of The Elementary School Journal, The NASSP Bulletin, Journal of Research on Professional Learning, and Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice. He co-edits the Experts in Assessment Series for Corwin Press and has been featured on the National Public Radio programs, "Morning Edition" and "Talk of the Nation." He also served on the Policy Research Team of the National Commission on Teaching & America's Future, on the Task Force to develop the National Standards for Staff Development, and recently was named a Fellow in the American Educational Research Association, one of the Association's highest honors. A frequent speaker at national conferences, Dr. Guskey has served as consultant to educators throughout the U.S., as well as in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. He is included in the National Staff Development Council's Leaders in Staff Development, and is the only person to have won twice the Council's prestigious "Book of the Year Award" and three times the "Article of the Year Award." Dr. Guskey's publications include 18 books, 36 book chapters, and over 200 journal articles and professional papers. His most recent books include Developing Standards-Based Report Cards (2010), Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading (2009), The Principal as Assessment Leader (2009), The Teacher as Assessment Leader (2009), Benjamin S. Bloom: Portraits of an Educator (2006), How's My Kid Doing? A Parents' Guide to Grades, Marks, and Report Cards (2002), Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning (2001), and Evaluating Professional Development (2000). His course offerings center on research and evaluation design, quantitative analysis techniques, and educational reform and change. Dr. Guskeyholds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from Boston College, and a B.A. in Physics from Thiel College. Potential Audience:   Includes Lunch 2 coffee breaks and workshop handouts and Certificate of Participation for 14 Professional Development Hours.   Euro 525/- Closing date 29th February 2012   Euro 475/- Early bird offer 1st November 2011 Contact:   Shonal Agarwal CEO Website: shonal@chaptersinternational.com chaptersinternational@gmail.com Website: www.chaptersinternational.com     Register Now